Here’s how the second round of France’s parliamentary election on July 7 will work and the possible scenarios after official results showed Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally (RN) party had won Sunday’s first round. How does it work? Elections for the 577 seats in France’s National Assembly are a two-round process.In constituencies where no…
Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek emphasised the necessity to strengthen anti-bullying system in schools to ensure the safety of the students. “The reporting system has been strengthened to facilitate complaints from students and parents. “It is important that through cooperation between school leadership at all levels and the Ministry of Education, every complaint can be properly…
Cost of living indicators have been adjusted to ensure that it is aligned to the current developments, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The calculations for these indicators were adjusted based on various aspects of household expenditure not typically taken into account by many other nations, he said during Prime Minister Question Time in…
Seputeh MP Teresa Kok said she didn’t hire bodyguards after receiving death threats in the form of two bullets and a threatening letter last month, because she knows God is with her. “Nevertheless, I have not hired bodyguards because I know God is with me; He is my protector who can shield me from bullets,…
MCA President Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong questioned how Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) top achievers would be automatically admitted to the matriculation programme. “Each year, the number of Chinese students achieving 10 ‘A’s far exceeds the number of Chinese students admitted to pre-university classes. “If the policy on admitting Bumiputera and non-Bumiputera students remains unchanged,…
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has confirmed that there are no policy paper to implement subsidy rationalisation for RON95 fuel. He added that the government intends to evaluate the returns of rationalising subsidies on electricity, chicken and diesel. “We will look at its impacts first and the people’s reaction, then we can discuss to…
A sudden flood hit the Penampang district in Sabah yesterday, killing a Chinese woman who was delivering food to people stranded by the flood victims with her husband, reported China Press. Human Resources Minister Steven Sim said that the government would abolish the current manual registration system, to attract 1 million people, including gig economy…
Chances are slim for incumbent Gua Musang MP Azizi Abu Naim to defend his parliamentary seat in the event Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul declares the seat as vacant. Kelantan Umno information chief Datuk Zawawi Othman said that the party state liaison would allow the top leadership of BN and PH to decide…
More Malaysians are supportive of Russia and its president Vladimir Putin now compared to when the nation invaded Ukraine two years ago, said Washington based pollster, Pew Research Centre in a report released last night. Of respondents in the 35 countries surveyed, Malaysians have the most positive view on Russia and its president Vladimir Putin,…
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim would be fielding two questions during Prime Minister Question Time (PMQT) today. Datuk Muhammad Bakhtiar Wan Chik (PH-Balik Pulau) asks whether the Kerian Integrated Green Industries Park is parallel to Energy Transformation Roadmap in increasing domestic investment and balancing the issues of the nearby area such air water supply…
